The Mentor, November 2017

Newsletter of the Writers Guild of Texas

Featuring:

• Author Spotlight on WGT member: Prakash Dighe;
• Reminder about WGT Membership Dues increase;
• Info about WORDfest – March 24th, 2018;
• Details about upcoming writing events;
• and much more.

The Mentor, August 2017

Newsletter of the Writers Guild of Texas

Featuring:

• Announcement of WGT Membership Dues increase;
• Announcement and details of the upcoming Flash Fiction Contest;
• Details about the 2017 WGT Fall Workshop: "How to Hone Your Book and Optimize Your Marketing" with bestselling author Cindy Dees;
• Details about other upcoming writer events;
• and more.

"It's okay, Mom, but the ending needs more punch."

The Mentor, May 2017

Newsletter of the Writers Guild of Texas

Featuring:

• Dream Game by Seth Eckholm — Honorable Mention winner of the 2016 WGT flash fiction contest;
• YouTube for Authors, an article by Amy Tasukada;
• One Contest Win Leads to Another, an article by Leah Hinton;
• Details about upcoming writing events and opportunities;
• and much more.

(Dreams of Glory)
"So, Connie Smith. You won't take $50,000 for your first novel. How about $100,000?"

The Mentor, March/April 2017

Newsletter of the Writers Guild of Texas

Featuring:

• Everything Changed by Ed Collie — 3rd Place winner of the 2016 WGT flash fiction contest;
• Notes and photos from the 2017 WGT Spring Workshop with Melissa DeCarlo and Rosemary Clement;
• Notes from WORDfest 2017;
• Information about the upcoming WGT and WORD co-sponsored events: "Cactus & Kangaroos" with Australian author Kate Forsyth;
• Details about other upcoming writing events and opportunities;
• and much more.

"I've got a plot for you! Passionate, but bored wife, uses meat cleaver on bestseller, workaholic, romance writer husband."

The Mentor, February 2017

Newsletter of the Writers Guild of Texas

Featuring:

• Blue by Leah Hinton — 2nd Place winner of the 2016 WGT flash fiction contest;
• I'm Sorry, You Broke My Sense of Disbelief, an article by Scott Bell;
• Notes from the WGT January 2017 meeting with C.L. Stegall;
• Details about upcoming writing events and opportunities;
• and much more.

"Yes, it's a rejection letter. But it's from The New Yorker!"

The Mentor, January 2017

Newsletter of the Writers Guild of Texas

Featuring:

• List of 2016 Writers Guild of Texas flash fiction contest winners;
• The Visiting Professor by Deborah Bean — 1st Place winner of 2016 WGT flash fiction contest;
• A Look Back at 2016, featuring pictures of WGT events, speakers, and members;
• Details about upcoming writing events and opportunities;
• and much more.

"John? Is this a good time to bring up a book problem?"

The Mentor, August 2016

Newsletter of the Writers Guild of Texas

Featuring:

• Details about the 2016 WGT Fall Workshop, Secrets of Smart Querying;
• Notes from the WGT July 2016 meeting with Brian W. Smith;
• 2016 WGT Flash Fiction contest rules;
• Details about upcoming writing events;
• and much more.

"I thought I had written a subtle, witty, sophisticated novel. Then I realized it was just my cold medicine."